About the Authors

Abdulmojeed Yakubu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft

abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

Affiliation Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria

Praise Jegede

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria

Mathew Wheto

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Ayoola J. Shoyombo

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

Ayotunde O. Adebambo

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

abdulkubu@nsuk.edu.ng (AY); shoyombo.ayoola@lmu.edu.ng (AJS); tumininuadebambo@gmail.com (AOA)

Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Mustapha A. Popoola

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abuja, Nigeria

Osamede H. Osaiyuwu

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Olurotimi A. Olafadehan

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

Olayinka O. Alabi

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

Comfort I. Ukim

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Abuja, Nigeria

Samuel T. Vincent

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria

Harirat L. Mundi

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nigeria

Adeniyi Olayanju

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria

Olufunmilayo A. Adebambo

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.